Network of Eurofound Correspondents (Lot 1: Cyprus & Lot 2: Poland) - NEC/7655
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Eurofound seeks to establish a four-year network of national correspondents in Cyprus and Poland to provide scheduled and on-request reporting services. The contract is split into two parts: a direct contract for recurring annual deliverables and a framework contract for ad hoc services. Correspondents will report on national developments in working conditions, industrial relations, employment, and living conditions. Deliverables include thematic research contributions, sectoral representativeness studies, database updates (ERM, EU PolicyWatch), and case studies. Quality, timeliness, and balanced reporting are key evaluation criteria. The estimated budget is โฌ220,000 for Cyprus and โฌ200,000 for Poland. Tenderers must demonstrate relevant expertise, team capacity, and compliance with EU data protection and procurement rules. Contracts begin in March 2026, with renewals possible until 2030.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-10-28. The procurement was published on 2025-10-09.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- โข CYPRUS LABOUR INSTITUTE PANCYPRIAN FEDERATION OF LABOUR PEO
- โข Ecorys Polska
- โข Polityka Insight
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Luxembourg โบ Luxembourg
- โข Rรฉgion de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest โบ Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | Contract notice |
| 2026-02-23 | Contract award notice |
| 2026-03-03 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-10-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Network of Eurofound Correspondents (Lot 1: Cyprus & Lot 2: Poland) - NEC/7655
Reference number:
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Social research services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 420 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Cyprus
Estimated value excluding VAT: 220 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement: Cyprus
Additional information:
Duration: 48 months
Maximum renewals: 3
Other information about renewals:
Quality criterion (name): Please consult the procurement documents.
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Price โ
Price (weighting): 40
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Poland
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement: Poland
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
Accelerated procedure:
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-10-28 14:00:59 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-10-29 10:30:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Bulgarian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Czech ๐ฃ๏ธ
German ๐ฃ๏ธ
Greek ๐ฃ๏ธ
English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Spanish ๐ฃ๏ธ
Estonian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Finnish ๐ฃ๏ธ
French ๐ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐ฃ๏ธ
Croatian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Hungarian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Italian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Lithuanian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Latvian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Maltese ๐ฃ๏ธ
Dutch ๐ฃ๏ธ
Polish ๐ฃ๏ธ
Portuguese ๐ฃ๏ธ
Romanian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Slovak ๐ฃ๏ธ
Slovenian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Swedish ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 2
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-10-29 10:30:00 ๐
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-10-16 ๐
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
National registration number:
Department: Ef.adir - agency directorate,ef.adir.a - unit a
Postal address: Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown
Postal code: D18 KP65
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: ef-procurement@eurofound.europa.eu ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 204 31 00 ๐
URL: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/0f466156-662e-4ebd-b44a-a6e4df7aa80f-CN?#anchorDocuments ๐
Participation URL: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/digit/opsys/esubmission?cftUuid=0f466156-662e-4ebd-b44a-a6e4df7aa80f ๐
Procurement tool URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/0f466156-662e-4ebd-b44a-a6e4df7aa80f-CN?#anchorDocuments ๐
Name: Funding and Tenders Portal
Procurement document language: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Additional information
Review body
Name: Court of Justice of the European Union
National registration number:
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrรผnewald
Postal code: L-2925
Postal town: Luxembourg
Region: Luxembourg ๐๏ธ
Country: Luxembourg ๐ฑ๐บ
E-mail: gc.registry@curia.europa.eu ๐ง
Phone: +352 4303-1 ๐
URL: http://curia.europa.eu ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Name and addresses
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 196-669229 (2025-10-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Network of Eurofound Correspondents (Lot 1: Cyprus & Lot 2: Poland) - NEC/7655
Reference number:
EUROFOUND/2025/OP/0024
Short description:
Eurofound seeks to establish a four-year network of national correspondents in Cyprus and Poland to provide scheduled and on-request reporting services. The contract is split into two parts: a direct contract for recurring annual deliverables and a framework contract for ad hoc services. Correspondents will report on national developments in working conditions, industrial relations, employment, and living conditions. Deliverables include thematic research contributions, sectoral representativeness studies, database updates (ERM, EU PolicyWatch), and case studies. Quality, timeliness, and balanced reporting are key evaluation criteria. The estimated budget is โฌ220,000 for Cyprus and โฌ200,000 for Poland. Tenderers must demonstrate relevant expertise, team capacity, and compliance with EU data protection and procurement rules. Contracts begin in March 2026, with renewals possible until 2030.
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Products/services: Social research services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 420 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
EUROFOUND/2025/OP/0024-LOT-1
Title: Cyprus
Estimated value excluding VAT: 220 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement: Cyprus
Additional information:
Note that all lots, due to the dual nature of the service to be provided, are split into 2 parts. Successful tenderers
will be awarded with 2 contracts under each lot (part 1: direct service contract, part 2: framework service
contract).
Main site or place of performance: Please consult the procurement documents.
Duration: 48 months
Maximum renewals: 3
Other information about renewals:
The framework contract is concluded for an initial period of 12 (twelve) months, renewable 3 (three) time(s). Please consult the draft framework contract in the procurement documents.
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Please consult the procurement documents.
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Price โ
Price (weighting): 40
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
EUROFOUND/2025/OP/0024-LOT-2
Title: Poland
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement: Poland
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
Accelerated procedure:
This is an accelerated open procedure justified by two factors: (1) the absence of any adverse impact on tenderers affected by the previous cancellation, as their tenders are already prepared for re-submission; (2) the need to ensure that a new NEC contract covering Cyprus and Poland is in place by the end of February 2026.
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Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-10-28 14:00:59 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-10-29 10:30:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Bulgarian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Czech ๐ฃ๏ธ
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Danish ๐ฃ๏ธGerman ๐ฃ๏ธ
Greek ๐ฃ๏ธ
English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Spanish ๐ฃ๏ธ
Estonian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Finnish ๐ฃ๏ธ
French ๐ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐ฃ๏ธ
Croatian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Hungarian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Italian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Lithuanian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Latvian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Maltese ๐ฃ๏ธ
Dutch ๐ฃ๏ธ
Polish ๐ฃ๏ธ
Portuguese ๐ฃ๏ธ
Romanian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Slovak ๐ฃ๏ธ
Slovenian ๐ฃ๏ธ
Swedish ๐ฃ๏ธ
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 2
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-10-29 10:30:00 ๐
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-10-16 ๐
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
National registration number:
EUROFOUND
Department: Ef.adir - agency directorate,ef.adir.a - unit a
Postal address: Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown
Postal code: D18 KP65
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: ef-procurement@eurofound.europa.eu ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 204 31 00 ๐
URL: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/0f466156-662e-4ebd-b44a-a6e4df7aa80f-CN?#anchorDocuments ๐
Participation URL: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/digit/opsys/esubmission?cftUuid=0f466156-662e-4ebd-b44a-a6e4df7aa80f ๐
Procurement tool URL: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/tender-details/0f466156-662e-4ebd-b44a-a6e4df7aa80f-CN?#anchorDocuments ๐
Name: Funding and Tenders Portal
Procurement document language: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Additional information
Note that all lots, due to the dual nature of the service to be provided, are split into 2 parts. Successful tenderers
will be awarded with 2 contracts under each lot (part 1: direct service contract, part 2: framework service
contract).In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
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Name: Court of Justice of the European Union
National registration number:
CURIA
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrรผnewald
Postal code: L-2925
Postal town: Luxembourg
Region: Luxembourg ๐๏ธ
Country: Luxembourg ๐ฑ๐บ
E-mail: gc.registry@curia.europa.eu ๐ง
Phone: +352 4303-1 ๐
URL: http://curia.europa.eu ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Name and addresses
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 196-669229 (2025-10-09)
Contract award notice (2026-02-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 420 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 199 934 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional information:
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-10 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 199 934 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier:
Leader of tendering party โ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators โ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ecorys polska
National registration number:
Postal address: UL SOLEC 38 LOK 105
Postal code: 00 394
Postal town: Warszawa
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ๐๏ธ
Country: Poland ๐ต๐ฑ
E-mail: agnieszka.gorniak@ecorys.com ๐ง
Phone: +48223393640 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Large
Name: Polityka Insight
National registration number:
Postal address: Sลupecka 6
Postal code: 02-309
Postal town: Warszawa
Phone: +48224568777 ๐
Complementary information
Additional information
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 420 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 199 934 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional information:
Due to the dual nature of the service to be provided, all successful tenderers were awarded two contracts under each lot (part 1: direct service contract; part 2: framework service contract). In the case of Poland, the value of the direct service contract (contract no. 26-3030-43, titled Provision of scheduled reporting services - Poland) amounts to EUR 60,346, while the value of the framework service contract (contract no. 26-3030-42, titled Provision of on-request reporting services - Poland) amounts to EUR 139,588 over their 48-month duration.
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Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Contract Number:
26-3030-42, 26-3030-43
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-10 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 199 934 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier:
300145733
Leader of tendering party โ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0002
Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators โ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ecorys polska
National registration number:
PL5251917135
Postal address: UL SOLEC 38 LOK 105
Postal code: 00 394
Postal town: Warszawa
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ๐๏ธ
Country: Poland ๐ต๐ฑ
E-mail: agnieszka.gorniak@ecorys.com ๐ง
Phone: +48223393640 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Large
Name: Polityka Insight
National registration number:
PL5252768660
Postal address: Sลupecka 6
Postal code: 02-309
Postal town: Warszawa
Phone: +48224568777 ๐
Complementary information
Additional information
Note that all lots, due to the dual nature of the service to be provided, are split into 2 parts. Successful tenderers
will be awarded with 2 contracts under each lot (part 1: direct service contract, part 2: framework service
contract).
Source: OJS 2026/S 039-132864 (2026-02-23)
Contract award notice (2026-03-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 420 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 218 610 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 220 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional information:
Award of contract
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-25 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 218 610 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Cyprus labour institute pancyprian federation of labour peo
National registration number:
Postal address: ARCHERMOU 29
Postal code: 1045
Postal town: Lefkosia
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ๐๏ธ
Country: Cyprus ๐จ๐พ
E-mail: pavlos.kalosinatos@inek.org.cy ๐ง
Phone: +357 22877673 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 045-154507 (2026-03-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 420 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 218 610 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 220 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional information:
Due to the dual nature of the service to be provided, all successful tenderers were awarded with 2 contracts under each lot (part 1: direct service contract, part 2: framework service contract). In case of Cyprus, the value of the first contract (no. 26-3030-11, titled: Provision of scheduled reporting services - Cyprus) amounted to EUR 67,560 and the value of the second contract (no. 26-3030-10, titled: Provision of on-request reporting services - Cyprus) amounted to EUR 151,050 over their 48-month duration.
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Award of contract
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
26-3030-10 (FWC) AND 26-3030-11 (DIRECT)
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-25 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 218 610 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
300145837
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Cyprus labour institute pancyprian federation of labour peo
National registration number:
202
Postal address: ARCHERMOU 29
Postal code: 1045
Postal town: Lefkosia
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ๐๏ธ
Country: Cyprus ๐จ๐พ
E-mail: pavlos.kalosinatos@inek.org.cy ๐ง
Phone: +357 22877673 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 045-154507 (2026-03-03)
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